Quality Engineer Level 2 or 3

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Quality Engineer Level 2 or 3 to join our Production Quality team in Magna, UT.

The Energetics MFG Engineer in Production Quality will work in an industrial environment and support solving complex engineering problems. Will effectively interact with design engineering team and provide support across Factory Value Streams, Materials and Process experts, Process engineering, and Tool Design.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

In this job, you will:

Understand the design intent, failure modes, requirements, and specifications of the product as well as the manufacturing processes, process controls, statistics, SPC, and quality inspections.

Provide expertise and guidance in interpreting governmental regulations, agency guidelines and internal policies/procedures to assure compliance and will serve as liaison between Bacchus Mission Assurance and various other organizations including some government agencies.

Work directly with operating entities to ensure that inspections, statistical process control analyses, and audits are conducted on a continuing basis as specified to enforce requirements, meet specifications, and improve processing

Other duties as assigned

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period as determined by the company.

This position can be filled at either a Level 2 or 3.

Basic Qualifications for Level 2:

STEM Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of relevant experience – OR – STEM Master’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance

Knowledge of AS9100 aerospace quality standards

Experience and knowledge in documenting and processing nonconformances via Material Review Board (MRB) protocol

Experience or knowledge of performing First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR)

Experience and knowledge in conducting investigations using Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and other investigation techniques

Experience with Dimensional Inspection Techniques and application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (ANSI/AMSE Y14.5)

Mechanical design and tooling experience.

Computer Aided Design – ie NX, Solidworks, ProE, CAD, other’s

Strong verbal and written communication skills to interface with operators, process engineering, suppliers, and design engineering

Basic Qualifications for Level 3:

STEM Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience – OR – STEM Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience – OR – STEM PhD with 1 year of relevant experience.

Strong working knowledge of AS9100 aerospace quality standards